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nobody gets elected in my country without knowing something about fish. and it's true. the mackerel was not something that we used to talk about. it was definitely not something that we used to eat. it was more of a kind of mediterranean or atlantic type of fish. but like i said before, the ice is melting, and you might debate whether the political establishment of different countries is willing to recognize that change. the mackerel has decided that the oceans are warming, and that is why it has moved up in the north atlantic into our fishing grounds, into the fishing grounds of the islands. this is an example of what is happening to the oceans and how the species like the mackerel is indicating that fundamental change is taking place. so no company put any effort into fishing mackerel, now we have this wealth of resource coming into our territorial waters. and actually feeds within our territorial water. but some of the european union countries still want to operate the fishing regime on the basis that the mackerel has not decided the oceans are getting warmer. they w
nobody gets elected in my country without knowing something about fish. and it's true. the mackerel was not something that we used to talk about. it was definitely not something that we used to eat. it was more of a kind of mediterranean or atlantic type of fish. but like i said before, the ice is melting, and you might debate whether the political establishment of different countries is willing to recognize that change. the mackerel has decided that the oceans are warming, and that is why it...
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they had an election. it turned over their power and went back to the barracks. they have been an important ingredient to the people of israel. right now, the gauze the piece is holding because of the relationship and the intel to intel relationship. we do not want to lose that. i would love a rigid of love to make an economic effort larger, but as the chairman knows, we work with the chairman, and others, to try to have some component of economic assistance. unless there is economic reform in egypt, unless they can meet the imf standards, unless they reach out to the opposition, unless they create stability and a capacity to invite capital back from other countries, with the sense of security created, unless those things happen, right now, giving more money would actually be not too good avail. >> thank you. >> we go to tulsa of hawaii. presenceyou for your s.day and your candid answer i want to extend my appreciation and the appreciation of families for your recognizing the necessity of your focus, especially facing very real threat to four votes in hawaii, gua
they had an election. it turned over their power and went back to the barracks. they have been an important ingredient to the people of israel. right now, the gauze the piece is holding because of the relationship and the intel to intel relationship. we do not want to lose that. i would love a rigid of love to make an economic effort larger, but as the chairman knows, we work with the chairman, and others, to try to have some component of economic assistance. unless there is economic reform in...
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she will be able to vote in the national election. my second all the system manages a construction company. thedoes not qualify for department of homeland's security initiative for deferred action of childhood arrival because she is over the age of 30. however, the dream act provisions will provide her a permanent path fwa carounger brother has a washing business. last month, at age of 27, he was able to get a driver's license. however, this is not a permanent solution. last, i am the wife of a venezuelan of cuban descent to as lived in the united states for 26 years. miraculously last year,ft 18 years of waiting, he is able to obtain his permanent legal residents. the system shows how is outdated and in desperate need of modernization. my family is not alone. the co-director of get equal asked me to join on a campaign to seek immigration reform. i knew to put an end to the separation of families, heal the hurt and pain in our community, we needed to peacefully demonstrate our lack of immigration status. 2010 i began the trail of drea
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a special election will be later. the debate is just under an hour. >> gentlemen, last week we had a terrible reminder of our vulnerability to a terrorist attack. as a senator, what specific changes would you pursue in our domestic and foreign policies o make us safer? >> first, i want to thank you for hosting this debate. i also want to thank my colleague, ed markey, for being here as well. before we begin, i just want to offer my condolences to all the families of all the victims and offer my thanks to the first responders, to the docs, nurses, to our citizens who i think behaved so valiantly in such a compassionate way during this past week. it's been a long week. again, my thoughts and prayers are with all those who are recovering. in terms of what i would do, i would continue to do what i have been doing on homeland security issues. i think one of the stark differences between myself and mr. markey is our voting record on homeland security. i think one of the great parts of what happened this week in terms of the
a special election will be later. the debate is just under an hour. >> gentlemen, last week we had a terrible reminder of our vulnerability to a terrorist attack. as a senator, what specific changes would you pursue in our domestic and foreign policies o make us safer? >> first, i want to thank you for hosting this debate. i also want to thank my colleague, ed markey, for being here as well. before we begin, i just want to offer my condolences to all the families of all the victims...
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we have been elected to office to serve the public and our concern a public safety -- is concern a public safety for our cities, counties, and country. i know some of the federal officers have spoken from i.c.e., asking we be allowed to do our jobs, and i ask that we allow the federal government officers on the ground to protect our borders. if we let them do their jobs with all laws already in place, i think we can secure this border and move ahead with the problem at hand, which is immigration reform. i agree there are problems there, but we have to deal with it in that order. thank you very much. the next picture, sheriff ristol county, massachusetts. >> thank you for your leadership on this issue, senator sessions consisting law-enforcement be included in this policy that will come along at some point here in the united states. there are 5 million people waiting behind the borders around the world, respecting a loss of the u.s., waiting their turn to begin a pathway to citizenship. we currently have nearly 12 million people since 1980 sex who have ignored, disrespected the loss -- 198
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in addition to the elections in the middle east and berma there that was r election the first election in decades. finally, i would like to echo the secretary's thanks overseas and throughout the department who have worked to put these reports together. this is truly a massive undertaking and every year we drive to do better. this year we've clued more comprehensive information on prison conditions, corruption within governments and the rights of women and girls. we hope the reports will shed light around the world on human conditions. we're committed to stop abuses d support universal rights for all. i'll stop there on that note and i'm happy to take your questions. >> you and the secretary both mentioned that you bring up human rights issue during all your visits, these hard truths as you called them. recently when secretary kerry when to china we barely heard a right about human rightss. could you tell us what the hard truths that would be pushed during that visit? >> promoting human rights is rt of our partnership with china. during the secretary's visit, he raised specific cases w
in addition to the elections in the middle east and berma there that was r election the first election in decades. finally, i would like to echo the secretary's thanks overseas and throughout the department who have worked to put these reports together. this is truly a massive undertaking and every year we drive to do better. this year we've clued more comprehensive information on prison conditions, corruption within governments and the rights of women and girls. we hope the reports will shed...
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in that in november when president elect came up here to washington to meet with president obama, shortly before his inaugural. it was a successful meeting. it is telling about the relationship between u.s. and mexico that the president is traveling to mexico in may to meet again with the president to discuss a broad range of issues. the second reason it is timely is because on the american side, we have not seen the policy environment the so conducive to dealing with the key issues between the u.s. and mexico. is hot andtion bill heavy, front and center. ginsburg indid espagnole. shows, toe sunday talk about immigration. the gang of eight is hard at work on that. guns, u.s.-mexico relations. i think the guns may come out not quite as favorable to mexico's longstanding positions as the immigration debate might. i would take a 14 two. we will be in good shape. the third is trade. states, nowunited japan, canada, are linked in the trans-pacific partnership talks. talks with many of our key trading allies across the pacific. many of us view it as a chance. into thebring nafta 21st century. m
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that's the foremost duty of any democratically elected government is to protect its people. so we will get to the bottom of this. and i believe that in that respect, the president will have the support of every member of congress to make sure we do everything necessary to help the first responders, the investigators that are located in boston right now trying to figure this out and apprehend whoever was responsible and exact justice as quickly as any democracy allows us to. we had a good conversation on any number of subjects, including a brief bing on where things stood with the -- a briefing on where things stood with the bombing in boston. we discussed budget matters and certainly we discussed the one piece of legislation that will be coming up today that is of importance to everyone in america, and that's the notion of having security when it comes to the cyberworld and making sure that not only are we doing everything to protect our people against attacks that are physical but also these days attacks that come through the internet, through the cyberworld, which can be d
that's the foremost duty of any democratically elected government is to protect its people. so we will get to the bottom of this. and i believe that in that respect, the president will have the support of every member of congress to make sure we do everything necessary to help the first responders, the investigators that are located in boston right now trying to figure this out and apprehend whoever was responsible and exact justice as quickly as any democracy allows us to. we had a good...
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nobody gets elected in my country without knowing something about fish. and it's true. the mackerel was not something that we uto talk about. it delno sething that we usedt. it was more of a kind of mediterranean or atlantic type of fish. but like i said before, the ice is melting, and you might debate whether the political establishment of different countries is willing to recognize that change. the mackerel has decided that the oceans are warming, and that is why it has moved up in the north atlantic into our fishing grounds, into the fishing grounds of the islands. this is an example of what is happening to the oceans and how the species like the mackerel is indicating that fundamental hange is taking place. so no company put any effort into fishing mackerel, now we have this wealth of resource coming into our territorial waters. and actually feeds within our territorial water. but some of the european union countries still want to operate the fishingime reg t basis that the mackerel has not decided the oceans are getting warmer. they want to maintain the same quotas
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i was elected 1992. he came in in a special election a couple of months later. just small facts of baldwin walker bill was signed into law by gov. tommy thompson. transparency and campaign finances. and interesting. this was before wisconsin had any laws to allow for electronic filing of campaign reports. i did not want to say was the early days of the internet, but it was not used yet for public documents. if you really want to see how candid it was raising money into their were getting money from, you had to either pay for hard copies to be xeroxed and mailed at great expense or you had to journey to the state capitol in madison in order to get copies. this started the process in the states of electronic filing. host: tammy baldwin, a democratic senator from wisconsin. serves on the homeland security committee and special agent. bob on the republican line. first up. caller: i would like to ask the senator there why they cannot move as fast on thin that will beth the gun control? they got the vote and received it. what are they going to do? there are veterans o
i was elected 1992. he came in in a special election a couple of months later. just small facts of baldwin walker bill was signed into law by gov. tommy thompson. transparency and campaign finances. and interesting. this was before wisconsin had any laws to allow for electronic filing of campaign reports. i did not want to say was the early days of the internet, but it was not used yet for public documents. if you really want to see how candid it was raising money into their were getting money...
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her friends and neighbors in hills after d 's election were upset with the outcome of the election. 2012 with thet in outcome of the election and if we only got the mccain out in tives to come 2012, we might have been successful. but we weren't. with the e to live landscape that is dealt and we ll know what the process is in this country. the president was elected and he gets to enforce the laws but to write the laws and today we have written a law that says you are going to play set up, mr. you president. these were not my rules. state have done it as a program. he lady doesn't like the state program because it cost money. the federal program cost money but if the federal program had the money t up and had gone to states to help them ith state risk pals perhaps it would have been to company premiums so they couldn't be 130% or 135%. discussed never because the administration had the idea that they just want to this program. host: a tweet for you from dennis r. about this prevention fund. host: a little bit about the preexisting condition but also prevention. guest: do not confuse the fa
her friends and neighbors in hills after d 's election were upset with the outcome of the election. 2012 with thet in outcome of the election and if we only got the mccain out in tives to come 2012, we might have been successful. but we weren't. with the e to live landscape that is dealt and we ll know what the process is in this country. the president was elected and he gets to enforce the laws but to write the laws and today we have written a law that says you are going to play set up, mr....
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it was also ininstrumental in electing carroll mosley braun, united states senator, electing barack obama, united states senate, and eventually electing barack obama, president of the united states of america. always more than a radio, it belonged to the community, was the heart of the community. so i congratulate melody spann cooper and all of those who made wvon what it is today. the voice of the nation. i thank you, mr. speaker, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. and in the senate at this hour, work continues on gun control legislation. they will take a series of amendment votes beginning at 4:00 p.m. eastern. the first one on the manchin-toomey amendment, dealing with expanding background checks for those seeking to purchase a gun. the a.p. writing this morning that bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the senate approaches a long-awaited approach on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. that's from the associated press. and
it was also ininstrumental in electing carroll mosley braun, united states senator, electing barack obama, united states senate, and eventually electing barack obama, president of the united states of america. always more than a radio, it belonged to the community, was the heart of the community. so i congratulate melody spann cooper and all of those who made wvon what it is today. the voice of the nation. i thank you, mr. speaker, and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore:...
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re-election is no climate in which legislation happens on ction.l hill -- pre-ele host: all the time and money that was spent on this, what we should have done was to say to the illegals, deport yourself and we will not touch you. but if you don't support yourself and you mak af havou, e to put you in pris for two years mandatory and then confiscate money that you made here to pay for your deportation. i think that is what we should've done. host: what do you think about the republicans who are part of this proposal? open up a cank -- of worms. they're not going to get the spanish vote any way. they are being played for fools and so are the american people. anything ofnot do the sort. host: thanks for your call, mark. guest: one of the biggest changes about the debate piercing now as opposed to 10 years ago is people are not talking about mass deportation as a viable option anymore. it would be a huge cost to get 11 million people out of this country. that's one of the reasons so many people are open to the idea of legalizing and normalizing the status of people who are here. the ide
re-election is no climate in which legislation happens on ction.l hill -- pre-ele host: all the time and money that was spent on this, what we should have done was to say to the illegals, deport yourself and we will not touch you. but if you don't support yourself and you mak af havou, e to put you in pris for two years mandatory and then confiscate money that you made here to pay for your deportation. i think that is what we should've done. host: what do you think about the republicans who are...
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grief summoned the courage to petition to their elected leaders. not just to honor the memory of their children, but to protect the lives of all of our children. a few minutes ago, a minority in the united states senate decided it was not worth it. they blocked commonsense gun reform even while these families looked on from the senate gallery. support universal background checks that make it harderwere talking about convicted felons, people convicted of domestic violence, people with severe mental illness. 90% of american support that already the law. a few minutes ago, 90% of democrats in the senate voted for that idea. but it is not going to happen is 90% of republicans in the senate voted against that idea. a majority of senators voted yes to protecting more of our citizens with smarter background checks. minorityis continuing was able to block it from moving forward. i will speak lately and honestly about what happened. the american people are trying to figure out how it didn't happen. we had a democrat and a second amendment with a grades comm
grief summoned the courage to petition to their elected leaders. not just to honor the memory of their children, but to protect the lives of all of our children. a few minutes ago, a minority in the united states senate decided it was not worth it. they blocked commonsense gun reform even while these families looked on from the senate gallery. support universal background checks that make it harderwere talking about convicted felons, people convicted of domestic violence, people with severe...
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we did not win the election, but the issue was well served by the vote in the election, so we will have immigration reform. when the american people speak and take responsibility for getting their voices heard, the most endowment -- intimate way of members of congress -- nothing is more eloquent to a member then the voice of their own constituents, and that is gabby said to tell them how important this vote is to you. it is inconceivable to the nra that this will happen. we he to shorten the distance of time between the inconceivable. >> boehner and said he would like to have regular order on guns and violence as well. do you want to see that play out in the judiciary committee on the floor, or will you go to a discharge position on the thompson-king amendment put them to answer your question, when we see what the speaker does do. if he was waiting for the senate act and now he feels he does not have any work to do, that just says we are not the legislative branch. the first branch of government. it is our responsibility to legislate. we have our responsibility in the house to do that.
we did not win the election, but the issue was well served by the vote in the election, so we will have immigration reform. when the american people speak and take responsibility for getting their voices heard, the most endowment -- intimate way of members of congress -- nothing is more eloquent to a member then the voice of their own constituents, and that is gabby said to tell them how important this vote is to you. it is inconceivable to the nra that this will happen. we he to shorten the...
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why did they hide that until two days after election day? because they were afraid of what the public's response would be when they saw what that rule actually said and turn out most of the nation's governors said, we don't want any part of this. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, let me yield myself as long as it takes me to read this message. it needs to be answered, and i want everybody in america to listen up. you've been told it's a job-killing bill and it's caused all this grief. let me say since the passage of the affordable care act, the united states has added more than six million private sector jobs. the health care industry alone, which many opponents said would face job-killing regulation, has added more than 750,000 jobs. that needs to be in the record, and i now yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, ms. hahn. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for two minutes. m
why did they hide that until two days after election day? because they were afraid of what the public's response would be when they saw what that rule actually said and turn out most of the nation's governors said, we don't want any part of this. i reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, let me yield myself as long as it takes me to read this message. it needs to be answered, and i want...
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john was a diplomat for international development who was facilitating free elections in the sudan when five years ago he was assassinated in khartoum. four of his killers were captured and convicted but they escaped from prison. two remain at large and the state department has issued a $5 million reward for information leading to their capture. meanwhile, in february, the sudanese government pardoned the man who helped john's killers escape. madam speaker, john deserves better. he was a selfless and courageous man who dedicated his life to representing the united states and helping those who needed it the most. tomorrow, i'll introduce a resolution calling for sudan to remain on the state sponsors of terrorism list until the pardon is repealed and the escapees are captured again. i will also send a letter demanding that the president bashir rescind the pardon. john made our nation proud. i'll keep fighting to see that justice is served and that his memory is honored. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for wha
john was a diplomat for international development who was facilitating free elections in the sudan when five years ago he was assassinated in khartoum. four of his killers were captured and convicted but they escaped from prison. two remain at large and the state department has issued a $5 million reward for information leading to their capture. meanwhile, in february, the sudanese government pardoned the man who helped john's killers escape. madam speaker, john deserves better. he was a...
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we're joined by another colleague, i just want to introduce our newly elected member of the house of representatives joining us in the 213th congress, mrs. wagner from missouri, so the gentlelady from missouri, please join us in this conversation and offer us your perspective. mrs. wagner: talking about making life better and for working americans across this country. i'm a proud freshman member of the 113th congress and we were elected to tackle the big problems and no bigger problem than getting hard-working americans back to work with the skills they need during this tough economy. today, the federal government currently operates more than 50 different job-training programs, many of which are duplicative at a cost of $18 billion annually to taxpayers. with nearly 20 million americans unemployed or underemployed, it's time to cut through the red tape and start training individuals with the skills they need to find high-paying, middle-class jobs. that's why this house in the 113th congress passed the skills act and streamlines job training programs, including many that were identifi
we're joined by another colleague, i just want to introduce our newly elected member of the house of representatives joining us in the 213th congress, mrs. wagner from missouri, so the gentlelady from missouri, please join us in this conversation and offer us your perspective. mrs. wagner: talking about making life better and for working americans across this country. i'm a proud freshman member of the 113th congress and we were elected to tackle the big problems and no bigger problem than...
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they have last two presidential elections because of policies. cannot win the next election, but other democrats will handle the problem. bill have to ease up on this gun -- they will have to ease up on this gun control. of gunthink the efforts control her to democrats? -- will hurt democrats? governor o'malley has made a gun owner the same as a criminal. you have to be a terminal to be fingerprinted. >> and pass new gun control legislation and maryland, correct? just passed new gun control legislation in maryland, correct? >> that is right. when they give you fingerprinted in order to buy a gun, that is a million thing. -- humiliating. it will cost them their next election. like i said, i'm a democrat. but it is quite evident what will happen. >> thank you for all the calls. the conversation continues online and tomorrow morning 7 a.m. on "washington journal." the discussion in the senate today was gun control. many hearings looking at the president's proposed fiscal year 2014 budget. secretary kerry was on the hill. we will show you that later.
they have last two presidential elections because of policies. cannot win the next election, but other democrats will handle the problem. bill have to ease up on this gun -- they will have to ease up on this gun control. of gunthink the efforts control her to democrats? -- will hurt democrats? governor o'malley has made a gun owner the same as a criminal. you have to be a terminal to be fingerprinted. >> and pass new gun control legislation and maryland, correct? just passed new gun...
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people all around the country want to elect this president and want to get his agenda to help this country. host: we will take a look at the prospects for gun control later on this morning. let's go to virginia, the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say that immigration has long been overdue, and we should not have any reason to put it off any more than we have. fromnot see the connection boston to immigration. you can never stop anybody that is wanting to do harm. the same thing in connecticut, the newtown shootings, anything like that. it is sporadic, no matter how much legislation you have, over immigration, gun control, anything like that. i do not think we can afford to put it off any longer in what we are ready have. tom in michigan, republican. amler: good morning, i calling on the immigration thing. i had not followed it as closely as i should have in the papers the last couple of months, but let's speed up- the immigration reform process. legislation passed that will limit where immigrants come from in terms of what they are going to do. these guys that perpetrated this w
people all around the country want to elect this president and want to get his agenda to help this country. host: we will take a look at the prospects for gun control later on this morning. let's go to virginia, the independent line. caller: i just wanted to say that immigration has long been overdue, and we should not have any reason to put it off any more than we have. fromnot see the connection boston to immigration. you can never stop anybody that is wanting to do harm. the same thing in...
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georgette held elections -- held elections, and every day men and women took risk to stand up for universal human rights and better the lives of others. i would like to echo the secretary's thanks to collins overseas, including our senior editor, who have worked to put these reports together. this is a massive undertaking, and we strive to do better. this year we have included more comprehensive information on prison conditions, corruption within governments, workers' rights, and rights of women and girls. we hope the reports will shed light on human rights conditions, and we're committed to work to stop abuses and support universal rights for all. i will stop there on that debt. i am happy to take your questions. [indiscernible] >> you and the secretary mentioned you bring up human rights issues during all your visits, the hard truth is, as you call it. he went to china, we barely heard a word about human rights. can you tell us about the hard truths that were purchased during that visit. >> promoting human rights is part of our bilateral agenda with china. we repeatedly raised specific hu
georgette held elections -- held elections, and every day men and women took risk to stand up for universal human rights and better the lives of others. i would like to echo the secretary's thanks to collins overseas, including our senior editor, who have worked to put these reports together. this is a massive undertaking, and we strive to do better. this year we have included more comprehensive information on prison conditions, corruption within governments, workers' rights, and rights of...
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he started off by saying we were excited when you elected your first black president. but please urge him to quit getting weaker in america. e need you to be strong. and i mentioned this morning that we have been aware that we've had al qaeda, we've had radical islamists try to disguise themselves as hispanics and sneak across our southern border because, you know, americans have never been worried about our hispanic friends being radical and wanting to kill innocent people to go to paradise. that's not part of the hispanic culture. and i've been mazed since then -- amazed since then that the left wing always wants to try to distort, to create a story -- i have to ed choose my words wisely because it will be interesting to see what the twisted mind of the the ignorance was apparently only coupled by laziness by left-wing media, so they go nuts trying to paint me as a bigot, when obviously they are the bigots. and not only bigots but they're lazy because if they had bothered to even just turn on their computer and use it for something besides mean-spirited , twisted, di
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she might have lost the next election. she was very lucky with the man who ran the national union of mining workers. he was very hard-line. .he used that luck to her full 1995 interview on her book, "the path to power him go the former prime minister recount or -- recounted advice given to her by her father by not following the crowd. [video clip] >> i said to my father one evening, i would like to go with my friend on a walk. he said, never do things just because other people do them. that is a very bad thing to do. only mind what you want to do. don't ever just follow the crowd. it was very good advice. i did not go for the walk. never be bewitched by public opinion polls. ,et up your political risible explain what you believe in and why, and how you are going to implement then. if you set your hands to a task, you must complete it. persevere until you see it through. host: david rennie? is fascinating because it shows lady thatcher after she had left office. she was turning into a mythic figure. she did do some u-turns.
she might have lost the next election. she was very lucky with the man who ran the national union of mining workers. he was very hard-line. .he used that luck to her full 1995 interview on her book, "the path to power him go the former prime minister recount or -- recounted advice given to her by her father by not following the crowd. [video clip] >> i said to my father one evening, i would like to go with my friend on a walk. he said, never do things just because other people do...
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that is the four must duty of any democratically elected government. we will get to the bottom of this. the president will have the support of every member of congress. we will help the first responders and the investigators in boston right now and we'll apprehend who is responsible and quickly.tice on ad a good conversation number of subjects including the investigation of the bombing in boston. andiscussed budget matters one piece of legislation that is coming up today, the notion of having security when it comes to the cyberworld and making sure we do everything we can to protect our people and attacks that come through the internet, which can be devastating in many ways. we know there are people that want to hurt this country. we have to be ready. disaster tolow occur that we did not take the time to prepare for. we look forward to having a bill that protects our interest liberty.y, to civil we cannot move toward a system of government that overrides all those concerns we have as individuals to be protected from an overbearing government. .t is a d
that is the four must duty of any democratically elected government. we will get to the bottom of this. the president will have the support of every member of congress. we will help the first responders and the investigators in boston right now and we'll apprehend who is responsible and quickly.tice on ad a good conversation number of subjects including the investigation of the bombing in boston. andiscussed budget matters one piece of legislation that is coming up today, the notion of having...
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these officers acted heroically and protect the community and elected -- protected each other. i am so proud of the actions of the watertown police, state police, the boston police, it has been an incredible team. >> did he have a weapon and the boat? >> i was told there was an exchange of gunfire. i was not there when he was taken out of the boat. >> no miranda warning could you explain that? >> the fbi may want to explain that in a federal issue. >> had the boat then searched earlier in the day? >> know it had not. rights no miranda warning. >> there is a public safety exemption in cases of national security and potential charges involving acts of terrorism. the government has the opportunity right now, though i believe the suspect has been taken to a hospital. thank you. >> [indiscernible] >> this is still an ongoing investigation. we will be reviewing all of the evidence. before that canada decision is made, in terms of whether or not to seek the death penalty, you review all of the evidence and it is a very thoughtful, on process that is engaged. it is the attorney general
these officers acted heroically and protect the community and elected -- protected each other. i am so proud of the actions of the watertown police, state police, the boston police, it has been an incredible team. >> did he have a weapon and the boat? >> i was told there was an exchange of gunfire. i was not there when he was taken out of the boat. >> no miranda warning could you explain that? >> the fbi may want to explain that in a federal issue. >> had the boat...
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he formed kentucky taxpayers united and in his first bid for elective office, he ran for the senate seat vacated by jim benning and one against the candidate and quickly founded the tea party caucus. boss, a group of which i may be the only member, only two times have we hadfa an december ron paul in 2011. the only other father-son team of was mitt romney and his dad, and former gov. george romney. now on to monday and mechanical matters. we are on the record, no live tweeting. c-span has agreed not to use the session for a least one hour. to ask auld like question, do the traditional thing and send me a non thready and signal and i will happily call on one and all. now that he has had to buy its cultural offer our guest the opportunity to make some comments and then move around the table. the floor is yours. >> it sounds like with all of these rules that we're going to create some news this morning. i don't know about that. >> we live in hope. >> as i was going round the room, i was thinking i was in a wedding of receiving line. if anybody feels compelled to send me a wedding gift, it h
he formed kentucky taxpayers united and in his first bid for elective office, he ran for the senate seat vacated by jim benning and one against the candidate and quickly founded the tea party caucus. boss, a group of which i may be the only member, only two times have we hadfa an december ron paul in 2011. the only other father-son team of was mitt romney and his dad, and former gov. george romney. now on to monday and mechanical matters. we are on the record, no live tweeting. c-span has...
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were elected to serve. after all they know what they are for, so why don't we? perhaps it is because it is so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently that we can lose sight of the fact that policy is our means, and they are not ends. we think we were for the court taxes or spending restraint, but those are policies we advocate. they're not what we're really for. what we're for are the good things that these policies will yield to the american people. what we're really for is the kind of society that those policies would allow the american people to create -- together. there is one idea too often missing from our public debate, it is that idea, together. in the last few years we conservatives seem to have abandoned words like together, compassion, and community, as if they're only possible meanings were as some sort of secret code for stateism. collective action does not only or even usually mean government action. conservatives cannot surrender the idea of communi
were elected to serve. after all they know what they are for, so why don't we? perhaps it is because it is so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently that we can lose sight of the fact that policy is our means, and they are not ends. we think we were for the court taxes or spending restraint, but those are policies we advocate. they're not what we're really for. what we're for are the good things that these policies will yield to the american people....
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i was elected 1992. he came in in a special election a couple of months later. of baldwinfacts walker bill was signed into law by gov. tommy thompson. transparency and campaign finances. and interesting. this was before wisconsin had any laws to allow for electronic filing of campaign reports. i did not want to say was the early days of the internet, but it was not used yet for public documents. if you really want to see how candid it was raising money into their were getting money from, you had to either pay for hard copies to be xeroxed and mailed at great expense or you had to journey to the state capitol in madison in order to get copies. this started the process in the states of electronic filing. ast: tammy baldwin, democratic senator from wisconsin. serves on the homeland security committee and special agent. bob on the republican line. first up. caller: i would like to ask the senator there why they cannot that willst on things benefit the economy as they did the gun control? they got the vote and received it. what are they going to do? there are veteran
i was elected 1992. he came in in a special election a couple of months later. of baldwinfacts walker bill was signed into law by gov. tommy thompson. transparency and campaign finances. and interesting. this was before wisconsin had any laws to allow for electronic filing of campaign reports. i did not want to say was the early days of the internet, but it was not used yet for public documents. if you really want to see how candid it was raising money into their were getting money from, you...
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were elected to serve. after all they know what they are for, so why don't we? perhaps it is because it is so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently that we can lose sight of the fact that policy is our means, and they are not ends. we think we were for the court taxes or spending restraint, but those are policies we advocate. they're not what we're really four. what we're for are the good things that the bucs policies will yield to the american people. what we're really for is the kind of society that those policies would allow the american people to create. together. too oftenne idea missing from our public debate, it is that idea, together. in the last few years we conservatives seem to have abandoned words like together, compassion, and community, as if they're only possible meanings were as some sort of secret code for stateism. collective action does not only or even usually mean government action. conservatives cannot surrender the idea of community to the
were elected to serve. after all they know what they are for, so why don't we? perhaps it is because it is so easy in washington to forget. in washington we debate public policy so persistently that we can lose sight of the fact that policy is our means, and they are not ends. we think we were for the court taxes or spending restraint, but those are policies we advocate. they're not what we're really four. what we're for are the good things that the bucs policies will yield to the american...
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we are public we are public servants, we have been elected to office to s the public and our concern is public safetyor our counties he was asking that we allow the federal government ha officers on the ground to protect our border. if we let them do jobs, we can secure the border and move forward with a problem at hand which is immigration reform. thank you very much. >> the next speaker, briscoe county, massachusetts. to thank you for your leadership on this issue, insisting law enforcement to be included in this policy that will become law at some point. 5 million people are waiting behind the borders to begin a pathway to citizenship. people since 1986 have disrespected the laws of the country. want ane that americans immigration policy that is based on the premise of following the rules as the previous speakers have said. most people that emigrate to the united states afford them the opportunity of self- determination. freedom to pursue a better life icnd sially. those freedoms are ma pe wee tl pte massachusetts, we have seen a large influx oimmigrants even though we are not a b
we are public we are public servants, we have been elected to office to s the public and our concern is public safetyor our counties he was asking that we allow the federal government ha officers on the ground to protect our border. if we let them do jobs, we can secure the border and move forward with a problem at hand which is immigration reform. thank you very much. >> the next speaker, briscoe county, massachusetts. to thank you for your leadership on this issue, insisting law...
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in 1963 the vietnamese have been newly elected president. he was making overtures to the north have peace. they assassinated him. kennedy was going to pull out of vietnam, they killed him. next thing you know ron paul kennedyd paul people, did shut down the reserve in 1963. host: we will leave it there. coming up next we will talk to two members of congress about what happened in boston as well as the key issues in congress this week. will be joining us and later represented luke messer. we'll be right back. one of the questions i did ask a lot is why do we do this? important not only to our national heritage but to history around the world, it needs to be preserved and the story needs to be passed on to future generations. the most complex and searches what mission to monitor still has and is of the film. the educational outreach efforts and conservation efforts, what those things are continuing to do today to help us understand our relationship with the sea and our relationship with our american past. >> we are currently in the clean lash
in 1963 the vietnamese have been newly elected president. he was making overtures to the north have peace. they assassinated him. kennedy was going to pull out of vietnam, they killed him. next thing you know ron paul kennedyd paul people, did shut down the reserve in 1963. host: we will leave it there. coming up next we will talk to two members of congress about what happened in boston as well as the key issues in congress this week. will be joining us and later represented luke messer. we'll...
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reporting very low turnout in the first run of -- runoff election. not taken ascs is seriously in los angeles as some other cities. the have a very big entertainment industry that takes a lot of people's energies in that city. but it is a fascinating race. she is trying to become the first female mayor. the candidates are broke democrats. garcetti is a big supporter of president obama. gruel.inton has endorsed polling shows that eric garcetti might have a little bit of and a bandage. we are watching what is happening in new york city and boston will have an open the mayoral race as well. host: carol and joining us from arlington, texas, democrats line. caller: my concern about immigration, i watched the hearings the other day and a young man who was on there representing the labor and employment organization said in comments that if the 24% unemployment rate was african- americans. i am very concerned about that. that theo appalled disrespect that was paid to him by the people who were interviewing him, like mr. leahy and all the people on the democr
reporting very low turnout in the first run of -- runoff election. not taken ascs is seriously in los angeles as some other cities. the have a very big entertainment industry that takes a lot of people's energies in that city. but it is a fascinating race. she is trying to become the first female mayor. the candidates are broke democrats. garcetti is a big supporter of president obama. gruel.inton has endorsed polling shows that eric garcetti might have a little bit of and a bandage. we are...
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members of the national league for democracy were elected to and largely transparent elections. however, many elements of the country authoritarian structure remain intact. we are also very concerned by the conflict and communal violence in states in central burma. georgia held parliamentary elections that resulted in the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in the country since 1992. courageous men and women took risks to stand out -- stand up for universal human right. this is truly a massive undertaking and every year we strive to do better. this year, we've included more comprehensive information on prison conditions, corruption within government, workers rights and the rights of women and girls. we hope the reports will shed light on human rights conditions around the world and we are committed to working with and civil society to stop abuses. i'm happy to take your questions. >> you mentioned you bring up human rights issues during all your visits these hard truths get recently -- yet recently when secretary kerry went to china, we barely heard anything about human
members of the national league for democracy were elected to and largely transparent elections. however, many elements of the country authoritarian structure remain intact. we are also very concerned by the conflict and communal violence in states in central burma. georgia held parliamentary elections that resulted in the first peaceful democratic transfer of power in the country since 1992. courageous men and women took risks to stand out -- stand up for universal human right. this is truly a...
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let me move right to the afghan general elections in 2014. we agreed it would be difficult to overstate the importance of these elections. in your assessment what happens toween now and april of 2014 ensure the elections are free and fair but recognized to be free and fair by the afghan public? >> the first condition for successful elections is security. in summer of 2013, from my perspective is very important. we need to emerge with security in those areas, particularly areas that are important to the elections. we need to merge with a perception of security. one of the things that was determined as free and fair was reclusive. i mentioned there are 7000 polling stations. we need to make sure the security such as people have access to those stations -- from a security perspective that is important. has anistry of interior gauge on security. >> let me move to the local police. we talked about their important role and you talked about how the town of fancies that program. if my memory is right he said they are the most significant issues the t
let me move right to the afghan general elections in 2014. we agreed it would be difficult to overstate the importance of these elections. in your assessment what happens toween now and april of 2014 ensure the elections are free and fair but recognized to be free and fair by the afghan public? >> the first condition for successful elections is security. in summer of 2013, from my perspective is very important. we need to emerge with security in those areas, particularly areas that are...
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he's not running for re-election. he said that last week. do you dispute what he said last week about the health care law seeing a huge train wreck coming down? >> we are on track and on schedule. >> there is a train coming at you on that track. according to one of the architects. i voted against it. somebody that was helping push this thing through said it is about to be a huge train wreck. >> it will be ready to help millions of americans enroll. >> i hope you are ready to help the millions of americans ready to deal with the train wreck coming. when you talk to real people in the real world big and small, they don't know how they'll keep the health care they like for their employees. >> the gentleman's time has expired. now recognizes mr. tonko for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chair. mr. cohen, thank you for appearing before the zpheet today. the a -- subcommittee today. the affordable care act prevention and public health fund have been subject to ongoing attacks since their inception under the affordable care act. the republicans hav
he's not running for re-election. he said that last week. do you dispute what he said last week about the health care law seeing a huge train wreck coming down? >> we are on track and on schedule. >> there is a train coming at you on that track. according to one of the architects. i voted against it. somebody that was helping push this thing through said it is about to be a huge train wreck. >> it will be ready to help millions of americans enroll. >> i hope you are...
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that's what we are elected to do, to come together in a bipartisan way and deal with difficult issues. they were difficult issues, but we are here today to all support this amendment. the white house and the privacy groups raise this as one of the main issues with the bill. these groups are concerned that there was an impression, wrongly, that the military would control the program. this was never the case, but we heard these concerns and we are addressing them in this amendment. it means that companies sharing information about cyberthreats will go to the department of homeland security, a civilian agency. if the information is related to cybersecurity crime, the companies will go to the department of justice, another civilian agency. the amendment requires that the department of homeland security share this information with other government agencies in real time so they can use it to protect against future cyberthreats and attacks. the amendment ensures we protect the security of our nation, but also protect the privacy and liberties of our country and citizens. i trongly support th
that's what we are elected to do, to come together in a bipartisan way and deal with difficult issues. they were difficult issues, but we are here today to all support this amendment. the white house and the privacy groups raise this as one of the main issues with the bill. these groups are concerned that there was an impression, wrongly, that the military would control the program. this was never the case, but we heard these concerns and we are addressing them in this amendment. it means that...
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speaker, appeared to have concluded that republicans didn't win the elections they anticipated winning last november. and on the morning after the election, we had some of our otherwise wise folks on our side of the aisle concluded that mitt romney would have been president elected if he hadn't said two worts, self-deport. and so -- two words, self-deport. now let's start the conversation with select groups of people across the country that would require that amnesty pass to, start, quote, the conversation, closed quote. mr. speaker, i urge all of those to reassess the situation and think about this. they were seeking to conform to the president's edict on his dream act life. they were seeking to adjust u.s. law under the premise that the president refused to enforce existing law and the only way that we could get law enforcement would be to conform to the president's wishes and rewrite the law and conform it to the president's political agenda. well, i thought from the beginning it was a ludicrous sionoake, to accept an idea that the president can first write a law by executive edict
speaker, appeared to have concluded that republicans didn't win the elections they anticipated winning last november. and on the morning after the election, we had some of our otherwise wise folks on our side of the aisle concluded that mitt romney would have been president elected if he hadn't said two worts, self-deport. and so -- two words, self-deport. now let's start the conversation with select groups of people across the country that would require that amnesty pass to, start, quote, the...
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let me close to one final point to my americans who share the belief in free enterprise who elected me. america is a nation of immigrants but republicans and democrats have failed to enforce the laws. we're not going to deport them. so let's secure the border. let's bring these people out to of the shadows. they will undergo a background check, they will pay a fine, they will start paying taxings. they won't qualify for federal benefits. we all wish we did not have this problem but we do. leaving things the way they are, that is the real amnesty. we have to fix it. [speaking spanish] thank you. [applause] >> i thought i might go last to allow me to say i agree with everything that was said and sit down but jeff you're going to get that honor. i want to thank my colleagues up here showing me that the senate can work. -- how the senate can work. it is going to take more for us to get this bill passed and it is incredibly impoortant for people of my state. the leadership of mccain and schumer throughout this process has been outstanding. it is everything i wish i could have seen from the
let me close to one final point to my americans who share the belief in free enterprise who elected me. america is a nation of immigrants but republicans and democrats have failed to enforce the laws. we're not going to deport them. so let's secure the border. let's bring these people out to of the shadows. they will undergo a background check, they will pay a fine, they will start paying taxings. they won't qualify for federal benefits. we all wish we did not have this problem but we do....
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at the bim and then the two toughest democrat votes, maybe, mark pryor of arkansas who is up for re-election next year, of alaska. aggage toomey went so far as to propose exempting rural residents who don't live within a convenient driving distance of a gun dealer from the expanded background checks proposal. but baggage said yesterday that that is not going to seal the deal for them, for him. >> all right. so, senator jeff flake said, because is he friends, close friends with the former congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, who was on capitol hill yesterday talking to senators, trying to persuade them to vote, and set back came when senator jeff flake posted on his facebook page that he was going to be a no vote. is there an alternative to march and toomey? some were talking about senator tomko burn's language, his amendment. guest: yes. and that is, at this point that may be the most likely alternative. of course, the language in the bill is the original schumer language which was scaled back by the proposal. what senator coburn is proposing is that, basically, gun buyers would be allowed to
at the bim and then the two toughest democrat votes, maybe, mark pryor of arkansas who is up for re-election next year, of alaska. aggage toomey went so far as to propose exempting rural residents who don't live within a convenient driving distance of a gun dealer from the expanded background checks proposal. but baggage said yesterday that that is not going to seal the deal for them, for him. >> all right. so, senator jeff flake said, because is he friends, close friends with the former...